Posts Tagged "kava legal status"

Do You Ship to Canada?

Posted by on Aug 17, 2008 in Kava News | 0 comments

Do You Ship to Canada?

Bill asked: Glad to see you have a blog because it shows that this company has a more human face to it, besides just information/products. I’m interested in buying Kava but you can’t find it in Canada. Will you guys ship to Canada? Makaira says: Yes! Although there are some restrictions on Kava use in Canada, the ban has been lifted and at this time it is perfectly legal for us to ship our lovely kava to you anywhere in Canada! Enjoy!...

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W.H.O. Says Kava is Safe, Australia Bans It

Posted by on Jun 3, 2008 in Kava News | 0 comments

W.H.O. Says Kava is Safe, Australia Bans It

The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration describes kava, also known as kava kava or Piper methysticum, as a member of the pepper family that has traditionally been cultivated by Pacific Islanders for use as a social and ceremonial drink, which is traditionally either ground or chewed up and mixed with water or coconut milk. South Pacific producers of kava were delighted at the publication of a World Health Organization report declaring kava to be a safe product (although they feel that it is one that should be available on prescriptions and not over the counter in an attempt to better...

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W.H.O. Says Kava is Safe!

Posted by on May 11, 2008 in Kava News | 0 comments

W.H.O. Says Kava is Safe!

South Pacific producers of kava were delighted this week at the publication of a World Health Organization report declaring kava to be a safe product, although they feel that it should be available by prescription, rather than a simple over-the-counter herbal supplement, in an effort to better monitor its use in both the United States and abroad. The chairman of the Fiji Kava Council Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo, who has long been battling the powers that be in an attempt to get kava recognized for the safe and effective herbal supplement with 3,000 years of safe use, said that as far as the...

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Europe and Australia Reviewing Kava Ban

Posted by on Oct 22, 2007 in Kava News | 0 comments

Europe and Australia Reviewing Kava Ban

Ratu Josateki said the European and Australian markets had asked for the report to be reviewed, which had been done. He said the report would be again submitted to a stakeholders’ meeting that would be held next month in Berlin and Brussels. “In this meeting we would be able to submit legal and scientific findings in support of our plea to lift the bans and trade restrictions currently in place throughout Europe,” Ratu Josateki said. “We are confident that this fight which had started in 2000, along with this reviewed report which has been supported by the WHO, would...

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